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INVENTOR 2m a/z Patented Apr. 4, |899.

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W/T/ESSES Q .K f A A TTOHNEYJ Earns IIIRAM e. DIsBRow, or NEW YORK, N.Y.

REVERSIBLE TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming' part 0f Letters Patent N0. 622,331, dated April4, 1899i Application filed April 8, 1898. Serial NO- 5761912- (NOmodel-l To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, IIIRAM G. DIsBRoW, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, (Brooklym) in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ReversibleTies, of which the following` is a full and complete specifcation, suchas will enable those skilled in the art to which it appert-ains to Amakeand use the same.

tie, and Fig. 2 a central longitudinal section thereof.

In the drawings forming part of this` speciication the separate parts ofmy improvement are designated by the same numerals of reference in eachof the views, and in the practice of my invention I provide a tie of theclass herein specified, which is preferably inthe shape shown in Fig. 1,the upper end thereof being much wider than the lower end, and the sidesbeing gradually contracted toward'the lower end and brought to a point,while the upper outer corners of the upper end are rounded.

My improved tie is preferably composed of two separate'similarly-shapedparts 5 and 6, between which is placed a stiiening or lining 7, andsecured to the opposite sides 5 and 6 centrally of the upper end thereofis a padding S, which is secured to the lining7 or mounted thereon orconnected therewith in any desired manner, and this padding 8 ispreferably arranged in a heart-shaped form, the larger end thereof beingdirected upwardly and the pointed end directed downwardly in verticalline withthe pointed lower end of the pipe, and the covering 9 of thepadding 8 may consist of the sides 5 and G or of other suitable materialsecured to said sides around its edges. By means of this construction Iprovide the upper part of the tie with a central raised portion 10, theouter surface of which may be creased, plaited, or folded in any desiredmanner, and secured to the upper end of the tie are the usual straps 11,one of which is provided with a ring 12 and the other with ahook 13,adapted to engage therewith.

The opposite sides of my improved tie may be composed of dierentmaterial and may be of different colors, and it willthus be seen that Iaccomplish the object of my invention by means of a device which issimple in construction and operation, and one which is well adapted toproduce lthe result for which it is intended.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A. reversible shield-tie provided with sides ofdifferent color or material, said tie being also provided at its upperend on each side with'a central raised or padded portion, substantiallyas shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 6th day of April,l1898.

' HIRAM G. DISBROIV.

Witnesses:

L. M. MULLER,

A. C., MCLOUGHLIN.

